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But YHWHוַיהוָהis seatedיֵשֵׁבforever;לְעוֹלָםhe has establishedכּוֹנֵןhis throneכִּסְאוֹfor judgment.לַמִּשְׁפָּט
Psalms 9:7
Study it in the app“But YHWH is seated forever; he has established his throne for judgment.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 9:7, word by word
- But YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- is seatedיֵשֵׁבyeshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshev” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- he has establishedכּוֹנֵןkonen
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “konen” appears- his throneכִּסְאkis
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kis” appears- for judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears
The context
6The enemy has come to an end: ruins forever; cities you have uprooted; has perished their memory, theirs.
7 · This verse (above)
8And he will judge the world in righteousness; he will judge the peoples with uprightness.